Rank

2331of 3,144

La Plata, Colorado

Score 5.74 / 10· population 56,407

About 56,400 people live in La Plata, Colorado. It ranks #2,331 of 3,144 counties for liberty, and #55 of 64 in Colorado. The combined sales tax is 5.9%, lower than in 78% of counties. Property tax takes about 0.27% of a home's value each year, less than in 97% of counties. Local government employs a larger share of working residents than in 63% of counties. The homicide rate is higher than in 77% of counties. Life expectancy is at least 80 years, longer than in 91% of counties. Air quality is worse than in 79% of counties (a typical day's air quality index is 47), and flood and hurricane risk is higher than in 72% of counties. On this site's state scores, Colorado gets 7.14 of 10 for economic freedom, based on the Fraser Institute's ranking, and 3 of 10 for gun rights.

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